Released 1998 Artist Dave Dobbyn Producer Dave Dobbyn | Length 52:14 Release date 1998 Genre Rock music | |
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The Islander
(1998) Overnight Success
(1999) Label Sony BMG Music Entertainment Similar Overnight Success, Lament for the Numb, Available Light, Hopetown, Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale | ||
The Islander is a 1998 album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Dave Dobbyn. It reached #1 on the New Zealand music charts.
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Background
The album's title comes from Dobbyn's reflection what it is to be a New Zealander: "I've come to terms with the fact that I'm a Pacific Islander a long time ago. There's nothing vaguely European about me apart from the colour of my skin. So I've called it The Islander because it's a stamp of identity."
Track listing
All tracks written by Dave Dobbyn.
Critical reception
The album has been described as "quintessentially New Zealand" with Dobbyn at the peak of his talents. It is also noted as a culmination of the directness of his pub-rock DD Smash work and later rock albums, while 'Hallelujah Song' signals the start of his Christian influences in future releases.
Credits
Songs
1Waiting3:45
2Mobile Home2:14
3Hanging In The Wire